A pistol-wielding robber stole money and cigarettes from a Waihi diary today as the terrified shopkeepers cowered on the floor.

A Flaxmere man jailed in 2012 for the manslaughter of his partner's son, Mikara Reti, has been denied parole.

A Northlander arrested during a major drug bust told a jury he had no knowledge methamphetamine was being manufactured at a rural

Daniel the albatross, who crash-landed on Ninety Mile Beach last week, spread his wings before being released back into the wild off

Our epic road trip reaches the Bay of Islands where there's always time to stop and soak up the sights.

A record stranding of three turtles on Ninety Mile Beach in a week has marine life experts calling for people to keep an eye out for mounds that move on the sand.

The family of a Hastings man bashed to death with a taiaha are delighted his killer's appeal has been kicked out. The Court of Appeal

Our ultimate road trip uncovers a boon for the motorist, a super swimming hole and a beauty spot almost too good to be true.

Goodbye Auckland, hello New Zealand. Our biggest city is like a different country, a feeling reinforced by our visit to Te Puea Marae.

Kids will miss out on a swim over the last weekend of the school holidays after a crypto outbreak.

Who We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit Parihaka in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.

A legal technicality has the Department of Corrections scurrying to impose special release conditions on a soon-to-be-released fraudster

When the sun had risen and the day began properly, the temperature in Napier was still around zero. The grass was crisp and crunched underfoot.

A grandmother told a 45-year-old Northland man who admitted raping her granddaughter he was a "vile predator" before he was jailed

Five people are suffering minor injuries after a bus with 39 people on board veered off the road near Central North Island's Tangiwai.

The man has been identified as Benjamin Christopher Dahlkamp, a 45-year-old from Tauranga.

A couple were sitting in the warmth of their lounge when their brightly burning fire started spewing smoke and embers into the room.

A Martinborough man who sparked a day-long police manhunt has pleaded guilty to pointing a gun in public. Robert James Atkinson

Passengers travelling across the Cook Strait will have much easier journey tomorrow as rolling waves subside.

The identities of three foreign nationals killed in an icy crash on the Desert Road are expected to be revealed today.

WATCH: Aerial footage. Three people have been killed after a car collided with a truck on the Desert Rd this morning.

The youngster suffered burns to 35 per cent of his body on Friday night when his shirt was set alight by a gas heater.

Two kayakers have been rescued after getting into trouble off the Whangaparoa Peninsula north of Auckland this morning. Emergency

Palmerston North Police are seeking a woman who is wanted for arrest over a raft of theft-related charges.

Thunder and lightning has struck parts of the North Island with motorists warned to take care as high winds hit.

Thunderstorms which hammered some parts of the North Island will be easing today but strong winds and rain will linger.

The teenager whose dangerous driving killed two of his Featherston friends will have to live with the "heart-breaking" effects of

The North Island is bearing the brunt of stormy weather as heavy rain falls across the island.

Desert Rd down to one lane after crash.

A 22-metre long blue whale washed up on a private Far North beach has excited a marine mammal expert but also sparked a health warning as the giant sea creature decomposes.